Family Reunion Sparks Reflections On Growing Up
The Grahams reunite after 47 years prompting a humorous home story from Lovington. The writer recalls four sons scattered across the country, the costs of hosting them, and how grown children alter family dynamics. Contemplation ends with Whittier’s lines urging public speech before silence becomes a crime.
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Gran
Hal
Farwell
John
Silverton
Ronny
Roanoke
Virginia
Andy
Ron
Presto
Lovington
Graham
Russia Ready For Nuclear Treaty Draft Says Foster
Ambassador William Foster announced he would return to Geneva to finalize a draft of a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with Russia. He noted a major blank on inspection and safeguards and expected to present the draft to the 18 nation disarmament conference for consideration before UN General Assembly action.
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Washington (Ap
William Foster
Geneva
Russia
Foster
Johnson
Congress
Soviet Union
Disarmament Commission
United Nations General Assembly
Alexei Roschin
U.S
Red China
France
U.N. General Assembly
Nasser and Hussein warn of renewed war in Middle East
The Associated Press reports Nasser's confidant predicts a renewed war with Israel is nearly certain, while King Hussein warns Jordan would fight again unless Gaza and Jerusalem are returned. Tito begins Cairo talks to press a peace plan with Nasser as Gandhi reportedly may join discussions. Heikal cautions only a miracle could avert battlefield return.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Hussein
Jordan
Old
Jerusalem
Tito
Cairo
Nasser
Middle East
Indira Gandhi
Mrs. Gandhi
Damascus
Syria
Baghdad
Iraq
Mohammed Hassanein Heikal
al Ahram
Heikal
Egypt
King Announces VNI Referendum Campaign
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announces a nationwide referendum campaign on the Vietnam War. Supported by Vietnam Summer, the effort seeks antiwar petitions on local and state ballots this fall and next spring, already active in more than a dozen localities.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King, Jr
Vietnam
King
Congress
Rain washes out NM highways. 1 dead in flood
Central New Mexico braces as two state highways close due to heavy rainfall, with a rock slide blocking New Mexico 4 between Pojoaque and Los Alamos briefly cleared. A 3-year-old Roswell boy, George Fuentes, drowned in a creek behind his home. The Rio Grande crest topped Albuquerque and flash flooding warned as more rain looms. Elephant Butte Reservoir rose nine inches. Rio Grande expected to feed the reservoir by weekend. Rain totals varied from Truth or Consequences to Santa Fe, marking widespread downpour across the region.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Taiair
Estancia
Belen
Poe Jeague
Los Alamos
Roswell
George Fuentes
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rio Grande
Albuquerque
Elephant Butte
Truth Or Consequences
Weather Bureau
Deming
Silver City
Zuni
Farmington
Santa Fe
Socorro
Addie Crumbie Rites Planned In Lovington
Funeral services for Addie Crumbie 72 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Love Street Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Machaffey officiating. Burial is in Lovington Cemetery under Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. Survived by son Marvin Crumbie of Lubbock, daughters Laura McDonald of Prichard Alabama and Ray Ritcher, three brothers Jim Black Gail Black Colquitt Black, and sister Nora Williams of Lovington.
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Addie Crumbie
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Love Street Baptist Church
Jay Machaffey
Lovington Cemetery
Smith - Rogers Funeral Home
Marvin Crumbie
Lubbock
Laura McDonnald
Prichard
Alabama
Ray Ritch
Lovington Housing Project Nears Final Papers
Lovington city commissioners met in a special session to amend a cooperation agreement with the Lovington Housing Authority required by HUD to finalize a loan and purchase 41 houses from the FHA. Plans convert existing homes into a low rent district with a 40 year loan, and mineral rights protections remain a condition before closing. Local funds totaling about 516000 were approved for the project, with 182000 already released for house purchases.
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Lovington
Lovington Housing Authority
Federal Housing and Urean Development Agency
Federal Housing Authority
Ed Roberts
The
Authority
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
FHA
New Council Arriving Promises Paving Debate
Gov. Cargo announced a new privately financed New Mexico Tourist and Travel Council to boost tourism while revisiting the Mora Guadalupe road paving issue. Former engineer T B White said 1964 paving would cost 230000, vs 5900000 cited recently. Woodie Wood named state tourist consultant with a six month contract to launch the council.
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Howard Graves
Associated Press
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mora
Guadalupia
David Cargo
T. B. White
Cargo
Highway Department
Wood
Political clash over New Mexico land grants escalates
Rio Arriba Sheriff Benny Naranjo accuses Governor Cargo of political motives in land grant claims. Cargo counters by blaming machine politics in Rio Arriba and calls for a federal role in a land claims board of inquiry. Naranjo urges a state claims court. Cargo says only federal action can handle federal land.
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Santa FE
Rio Arriba County
Benny Naranjo
David Cargo
New Mexico
Rio Arriba
Cargo
Naranjo
Democratic Party
Land Claims Board of Inquiry
Andrews seeks to oust Garrison as prosecutor in Kennedy case
In New Orleans Dean Andrews faces final arguments to remove Jim Garri from the Kennedy assassination probe. He cites a plan to force his own appointment and calls for witnesses Perry Russo Esmond Fatter and Nicholas Chetta as the trial moves toward jury selection.
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Bill Caider
New Orleans
Dean Andrews
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Garrison
Andrews
Perry R. Russo
Esmond Fatter
Nicholas Chetta
Frank J. Shea
Jefferson Parish
Clay Shaw
Clay Bertrand
Shaw
John F. Kenenedy
Dallas
Sheriff Names First Captain for Hobbs Substation
Sheriff John Pennell announced Deputy Bill Gill is appointed captain in charge of the Hobbs substation, the first captain in Lea County's sheriff force. Gill now sits third in line behind the undersheriff Clarence Harris.
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John Pennell
Bill Gill
Hobbs
Lea County Sheriff's Office
Pennell
Clarence Harris
Sunday Service Set For Olin Gause Hardin Funeral
Funeral services are set Sunday at 3 p m for Olin Gause Hardin 81 who died Friday morning at Inington Sea General Hospital after a weeklong confinement. The Rev L S Loveaul will officiate at Smith Rogers Chapel with burial in Lovington Cemetery. He married Elma Brooks April 28 1914 in Seminole and lived in Knowles Lovington California and Lovington area before building a home at 114 West Avenue. Survived by his wife four daughters nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren Pallbearers named.
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Gause Hardin
Ington Sea
Smith-Rogers Chapel
L. S. Loveaul
Hardin
Elma Brooks
Seminole
Tom Ross Ranch
Knowles
Ifornia
Tow
West Avenue
Elma
Lee Naylor
Gillett
Wyoming
Pat Granath
Emmett Martin
Paul Young
Lovington
Damon Hardin
Dub Hardin
Corky Ap Drus
Crawford Culp
Woody Mayes
Melvin Fort
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
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